Lincolnton Fire Department Capt. Joe Fletcher’s father, James “Louis” Fletcher, has been a volunteer firefighter at the Boger City station since 1979 and, before then, he was a volunteer with a Yadkin County department.
“I grew up in the fire service,” Joe Fletcher said. “I went with him to the fire department and ran calls with him.”
Joe Fletcher was hired full-time as a firefighter at the Lincolnton Fire Department when he was 20, was promoted to engineer a few years later and was promoted as captain of the C Shift in February 2016.